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James: That looks like what the doctor ordered! The seat looks great – I'm now on the hunt for a hot air balloon supply company. (They're not on every street corner, but undoubtedly there's someone on the internet.) Thanks to you and everyone else for their kind assistance. This board...

Many thanks, Tom and everyone else. Some great information and photos that will help in my project. I'm thinking about using black Nomex, although its finish is less than authentic. I'd prefer a material that looks more like what you see in Tom's photos – while avoiding nylon which would...

I'm not sure if this is endemic to all SPF GT40's, but my accelerator pedal is very stiff. It really becomes an issue during heal-and-toe downshifting. A friend looked at it and feels it's due to the design and not the spring. Whatever it is, I'd love to find a way to lessen the tension...

For P/2192 I went with twin Vitaloni mirrors. They're made of some sort of high impact plastic and arrive in flat black. I elected to color match them to the Guardsman Blue body color, also with the intent of minimizing attention drawn to them. If they used them at all, many race teams...

What was the material used on the original GT40 racing seats? It looks like some sort of simple, black parachute nylon or the like. Does anyone know the name of the material and a possible source? Also, were any of the seat grommets in the original cars in a brass finish? Or were they...

I recently took P/2192 to Sebring International Raceway during a NASA track day (HPDE) event. Some of you will recall from a previous post that it was here that my engine ate the distributor about halfway through the weekend, so we had very limited runs. Also, we were having issues with what...

Very impressive, particularly the attention to detail. The RHD is definitely a nice touch, as are the white headers and exhaust and the 289 engine (have you dynoed it yet? What sort of numbers are you getting?). Did you powder coat the exhaust system white? We've been exploring that for...

Well guys, my brother just pulled the distributor and found that half the teeth from the distributor drive gear are missing. This prompts a couple of questions: This has now happened twice. Why would a fiber gear and later a steel gear break-up inside the distributor? Does this...

I could use some of the high-powered expertise from fellow members on the board to help diagnose a problem that led to my engine failing this weekend at a high performance driver's event at Sebring. The engine is a Keith Craft 427w with an all-aluminum block and TWM fuel injection with FAST...

New Date for Car & Driver Article I've just heard from the editor at Car & Driver with an update. The author of the GT40 article, Larry Webster, has left for Popular Mechanics magazine, and this was his last writing assignment before leaving. I'm told that they now have it scheduled for the...

Rich: They're two piece: a coned pipe with a small straight pipe welded to fit – length and diameter. As to the oil temps, you're fortunate that the Mk II has really effective oil cooler towers. The much smaller oil cooler on the Mk I has to work much harder (and in my case, I have a 427w...

Add'l Photos of Megaphone Exhausts, etc. Looks like the article may be in December's issue of Car and Driver – but I'm not going to bet on it. Also, in response to a couple of requests, here are some additional photos of the exhausts on P/2192. You'll also note that we've made functional...

So was I. If I hear anything new I'll post the information here. Kim

Rumor has it that it's going to be in the November issue of Car & Driver, which means that it should be on the newstands this month. I'll believe it when I see it. The megaphones are stainless steel and flare to 5"; not sure about the other dimensions – they were custom fitted to the stock...

You'll want to check with Bill, but I seem to recall that they're around $20 each, or $160 for a set of eight, plus shipping. I think I paid $189 for the gold set. Of all the different filters we've tried on the dyno, Bill's had the least impact on HP by far. And they're great looking, always...

While the OEM exhaust is quite adequate, I had always intended to install strait pipe megaphone exhaust tips on P/2192. My hope was that they would make the car sound great, but not so obnoxious that I'd wake the neighbors or agitate law enforcement. I also like the look of large, agressive...

Here are some photos of the EFI stacks on my SPF P/2192. It has a Keith Craft 427W with TWM EFI and special tall velocity stacks topped with Bill's Max Flow s/s velocity stack filters. After much hunting and experimenting, these are the best stack filters I've found. They are a three-part...

Here is the offset mirror. Also note the closer-to-original stainless steel wiper arm assembly that replaced the all-black SPF unit.

Here is the solution my brother Alan came up with when faced with finding a permanent mount for a Valentine One radar detector in P/2192. I wanted the detector fixed with optimum 'vision' forward and to the rear; at the same time, I wanted all of the controls to be near the dash and all lights...

I've been told 'sometime this year'. Apart from that, your guess is as good as mine. They've had it for a couple of months, so it could be in any upcoming issue. If I hear more I'll pass it on. Kim